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Date
1854
Description
India: Cancellations and Covers: 1854 (ca.) local wrapper (faults) franked 1/2a. four margins and tied by diamond grid cancellation and with very scarce large part framed “PAYARKARAOPETA” datestamp (date illegible) on reverse. Photo.
Auction
GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 1109, (2026)
About this Payakerowpet pre stamp cover
COV-4916 is a Payakerowpet pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Payakerowpet HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Payakerowpet postal history — the office known today as Payakaraopeta, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India: Cancellations and Covers: 1854 (ca.) local wrapper (faults) franked 1/2a. four margins and tied by diamond grid cancellation and with very scarce large part framed “PAYARKARAOPETA” datestamp (date illegible) on reverse. Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1109 (2026).
1 image of COV-4916 is recorded; the Payakerowpet HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1854.
Questions about COV-4916
- What is COV-4916?
- COV-4916 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Payakerowpet, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Payakerowpet HG 1 handstamp in red. India: Cancellations and Covers: 1854 (ca.) local wrapper (faults) franked 1/2a. four margins and tied by diamond grid cancellation and with very scarce large part framed “PAYARKARAOPETA” datestamp (date illegible) on reverse. Photo.
- How scarce is the Payakerowpet HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Payakerowpet HG 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-4916?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1109 (2026).
- When was COV-4916 posted?
- COV-4916 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Payakerowpet HG 1 (1837–1854).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Payakerowpet HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 1109, (2026).